Synoptic Description of Earthquakes

An earthquake is a sudden shaking or trembling vibrations of the ground produced in the earth's
crust when rocks in which elastic strain has been building up suddenly rupture, and then
rebound. The vibrations can range from barely noticeable to catastrophically destructive where
the surface of the Earth can be altered by thrusting up cliffs or opening great cracks in the
ground.
Earthquakes are caused by various conditions:

Sudden earth movements along geological faults. A fault is a crack or rupture in the earth
along which rocks on each of it's two side move past each other. There are two kinds of
quakes, tectonic(plates that make up the earth's crust cause a fault) and subduction-zone
quakes( one plate slides beneath the other plate). Subduction-zone quakes account for
nearly half of the world's destructive seismic events and 75 percent of the earth's seismic
energy.

Earthquakes, (also known as quakes or a tremors) are violent movements of the rocks in the
Earth's crust.
Earthquakes are usually quite brief, but may repeat over a period of time. They are the result of a
sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust. This creates seismic waves, which are waves of
energy that travel through the Earth. The study of earthquakes is called seismology.[1]
Seismology studies the frequency, type and size of earthquakes over a period of time

What is an Earthquake?
Earthquakes are natural disasters that happen on our planet. An earthquake
happens when the earths plates shift and slide, sometimes resulting with
catostrophic results. Scientists say that an earthquake happens almost more
then every ten seconds! Earthquakes happen all the time and we usually
cannot feel them, there is probably one happening right now. Not all

earthquakes are devastating, but as we have seen from the news, they can
be life threating. When the Earth's plates shift and move, an earthquake may
happen. Earthquakes can cause aftershocks. An aftershock can mean
another earthquake. An earthquake can cause a tsunami. This can happen if
an earthquake starts under water. Tsunami's are huge waves from the ocean
that crashdown onto land. Earthquakes can cause blackouts, fires, and cause
buildings to collapse. Earthquakes can happen almost anywhere in the world,
but Earthquakes usually happen on faults. A fault is a crack on the earth,
where land usually shifts a lot. A fault usually means that that spot of earth is
weak. This is where earthquakes come in. If a rock slides on a fault stress is
created and if the rock breaks, shaking of the Earth starts. This is generaly
how an earthquake happens.

Research paper definition

Earthquake is one of the most horrific and devastating natural phenomena, which can
cause great damage to the areas it take place in, prolonged economic chaos, and even kills
scores of innocent people. The worst thing is that this incredible destructive force can occur
quite unpredictably, as its a sudden slip in the earths crust, causing the earth to shake
and bringing huge harm to society.